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How could you make $100,000?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 30, 2019 | Featured

I’m challenging you to think big about your income, so big that it’s beyond what you might ordinarily think is possible. … Read More

Tags: income, mindset, Run Lola Run, wealth

How to plan when you have irregular income

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on August 5, 2019 | Featured

Respect to all the freelancers, DIYers, and people out there without a steady paycheck. Also, your life is, shall we say, more complicated. With irregular income comes anxiety. How much will you make this month? Will it be more or … Read More … Read More

Tags: income, irregular

Don’t fear moving to a new tax bracket

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 22, 2017 | Featured

Do you know your tax bracket? I’d say a good number of people do. But do you know what happens when you jump up to a new tax bracket? I’d say a good number of people do not. Tax season … Read More … Read More

Tags: income, tax brackets, taxes

Income, Bills, and Expenses: a glossary

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on July 20, 2015 | Featured

I often capitalize three specific words when talking about personal finance: Income, Bills, and Expenses. I’ve defined these ideas in different posts throughout the history of this site, but I’ve found that I haven’t actually devoted a place to … Read More … Read More

Tags: bills, expenses, glossary, income, reference

Is personal responsibility enough?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on October 21, 2013 | Featured

As should be pretty obvious by now if you’ve been reading for a while, you know that I’m a very big fan of taking responsibility for your own life, and specifically your finances. (And, if not, welcome!) I believe … Read More … Read More

Tags: advancement, economics, income, inequality, Robert Reich

How would you handle a loss of income?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on August 15, 2013 | Featured

The local free paper in town recently did a story on the local homeless population, interviewing a few of them and getting their own individual stories rather than treating them as one faceless mass. Today, I was reading the … Read More … Read More

Tags: emergency fund, expenses, homelessness, income, job

The secret life of your money

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on August 5, 2013 | Featured

The most important way to control your money is to first know what it’s doing. Once you know that, only then can you manage it effectively. Your money has a secret life. You may think that you don’t know this, … Read More … Read More

Tags: bills, budgeting, expenses, income

Who is responsible for your income?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on December 3, 2012 | Featured

I have some unhappy news: Your job could go away at any time. I think we all know this, but it’s in a vague or distant way, like how we all know that we are going to die, but … Read More … Read More

Tags: education, income, job, school

income

How could you make $100,000?

How to plan when you have irregular income

Don’t fear moving to a new tax bracket

Income, Bills, and Expenses: a glossary

Is personal responsibility enough?

How would you handle a loss of income?

The secret life of your money

Who is responsible for your income?

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